Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Kings County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2022, at 56 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 41.7 °F. The median was 47.6 °F and the figure for New York was 46.6 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest56Kings County
Lowest41.7Hamilton County
Median47.662 counties
New York46.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 48.6 °FAllegany County: 46.5 °FBronx County: 55.6 °FBroome County: 46.9 °FCattaraugus County: 46.4 °FCayuga County: 47.6 °FChautauqua County: 47.7 °FChemung County: 47.4 °FChenango County: 45.7 °FClinton County: 44.4 °FColumbia County: 49.6 °FCortland County: 45.5 °FDelaware County: 45.3 °FDutchess County: 51 °FErie County: 48.3 °FEssex County: 42.3 °FFranklin County: 42.9 °FFulton County: 45.6 °FGenesee County: 47.8 °FGreene County: 47.1 °FHamilton County: 41.7 °FHerkimer County: 43.4 °FJefferson County: 45.9 °FKings County: 56 °FLewis County: 43.5 °FLivingston County: 48.3 °FMadison County: 45.7 °FMonroe County: 48.6 °FMontgomery County: 47.7 °FNassau County: 55 °FNew York County: 55.9 °FNiagara County: 48.6 °FOneida County: 45.7 °FOnondaga County: 47.7 °FOntario County: 48 °FOrange County: 50.4 °FOrleans County: 48.4 °FOswego County: 47.2 °FOtsego County: 45.1 °FPutnam County: 51.6 °FQueens County: 55.6 °FRensselaer County: 48.6 °FRichmond County: 56 °FRockland County: 52.7 °FSt. Lawrence County: 44.4 °FSaratoga County: 47.5 °FSchenectady County: 48.4 °FSchoharie County: 46.2 °FSchuyler County: 47.1 °FSeneca County: 48.3 °FSteuben County: 46.8 °FSuffolk County: 53.5 °FSullivan County: 47.2 °FTioga County: 47.1 °FTompkins County: 46.8 °FUlster County: 48.5 °FWarren County: 44.4 °FWashington County: 47 °FWayne County: 48 °FWestchester County: 53.3 °FWyoming County: 46.7 °FYates County: 48 °F
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°F, 2022. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Kings County: 56 °FKings County56Richmond County: 56 °FRichmond County56New York County: 55.9 °FNew York County55.9Bronx County: 55.6 °FBronx County55.6Queens County: 55.6 °FQueens County55.6Nassau County: 55 °FNassau County55Suffolk County: 53.5 °FSuffolk County53.5Westchester County: 53.3 °FWestchester County53.3Rockland County: 52.7 °FRockland County52.7Putnam County: 51.6 °FPutnam County51.6Dutchess County: 51 °FDutchess County51Orange County: 50.4 °FOrange County50.4Columbia County: 49.6 °FColumbia County49.6Albany County: 48.6 °FAlbany County48.6Monroe County: 48.6 °FMonroe County48.6Niagara County: 48.6 °FNiagara County48.6Rensselaer County: 48.6 °FRensselaer County48.6Ulster County: 48.5 °FUlster County48.5Orleans County: 48.4 °FOrleans County48.4Schenectady County: 48.4 °FSchenectady County48.4Erie County: 48.3 °FErie County48.3Livingston County: 48.3 °FLivingston County48.3Seneca County: 48.3 °FSeneca County48.3Ontario County: 48 °FOntario County48Wayne County: 48 °FWayne County48Yates County: 48 °FYates County48Genesee County: 47.8 °FGenesee County47.8Chautauqua County: 47.7 °FChautauqua County47.7Montgomery County: 47.7 °FMontgomery County47.7Onondaga County: 47.7 °FOnondaga County47.7Cayuga County: 47.6 °FCayuga County47.6Saratoga County: 47.5 °FSaratoga County47.5Chemung County: 47.4 °FChemung County47.4Oswego County: 47.2 °FOswego County47.2Sullivan County: 47.2 °FSullivan County47.2Greene County: 47.1 °FGreene County47.1Schuyler County: 47.1 °FSchuyler County47.1Tioga County: 47.1 °FTioga County47.1Washington County: 47 °FWashington County47Broome County: 46.9 °FBroome County46.9Kings County: 56 °FKings County56Richmond County: 56 °FRichmond County56New York County: 55.9 °FNew York County55.9Bronx County: 55.6 °FBronx County55.6Queens County: 55.6 °FQueens County55.6Nassau County: 55 °FNassau County55Suffolk County: 53.5 °FSuffolk County53.5Westchester County: 53.3 °FWestchester County53.3Rockland County: 52.7 °FRockland County52.7Putnam County: 51.6 °FPutnam County51.6Dutchess County: 51 °FDutchess County51Orange County: 50.4 °FOrange County50.4Columbia County: 49.6 °FColumbia County49.6Albany County: 48.6 °FAlbany County48.6Monroe County: 48.6 °FMonroe County48.6Niagara County: 48.6 °FNiagara County48.6Rensselaer County: 48.6 °FRensselaer County48.6Ulster County: 48.5 °FUlster County48.5Orleans County: 48.4 °FOrleans County48.4Schenectady County: 48.4 °FSchenectady County48.4Erie County: 48.3 °FErie County48.3Livingston County: 48.3 °FLivingston County48.3Seneca County: 48.3 °FSeneca County48.3Ontario County: 48 °FOntario County48Wayne County: 48 °FWayne County48Yates County: 48 °FYates County48Genesee County: 47.8 °FGenesee County47.8Chautauqua County: 47.7 °FChautauqua County47.7Montgomery County: 47.7 °FMontgomery County47.7Onondaga County: 47.7 °FOnondaga County47.7Cayuga County: 47.6 °FCayuga County47.6Saratoga County: 47.5 °FSaratoga County47.5Chemung County: 47.4 °FChemung County47.4Oswego County: 47.2 °FOswego County47.2Sullivan County: 47.2 °FSullivan County47.2Greene County: 47.1 °FGreene County47.1Schuyler County: 47.1 °FSchuyler County47.1Tioga County: 47.1 °FTioga County47.1Washington County: 47 °FWashington County47Broome County: 46.9 °FBroome County46.9
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
°F
Change on 2021
1Kings County56-1.4%
1Richmond County56-1.4%
3New York County55.9-1.4%
4Bronx County55.6-1.4%
4Queens County55.6-1.2%
6Nassau County55-1.3%
7Suffolk County53.5-0.7%
8Westchester County53.3-0.9%
9Rockland County52.7-1.3%
10Putnam County51.6-0.8%
11Dutchess County51-1%
12Orange County50.4-1.6%
13Columbia County49.6-1.8%
14Albany County48.6-1.6%
14Monroe County48.6-3.4%
14Niagara County48.6-3.4%
14Rensselaer County48.6-1.2%
18Ulster County48.5-1.8%
19Orleans County48.4-3.2%
19Schenectady County48.4-1%
21Erie County48.3-3.4%
21Livingston County48.3-3%
21Seneca County48.3-2.8%
24Ontario County48-3%
24Wayne County48-2.8%
24Yates County48-3%
27Genesee County47.8-3%
28Chautauqua County47.7-4%
28Montgomery County47.7-1.4%
28Onondaga County47.7-3%
31Cayuga County47.6-2.5%
32Saratoga County47.5-1.5%
33Chemung County47.4-3.3%
34Oswego County47.2-2.9%
34Sullivan County47.2-2.3%
36Greene County47.1-2.1%
36Schuyler County47.1-3.3%
36Tioga County47.1-3.1%
39Washington County47-1.7%
40Broome County46.9-2.5%
41Steuben County46.8-3.3%
41Tompkins County46.8-2.7%
43Wyoming County46.7-3.1%
44Allegany County46.5-3.5%
45Cattaraugus County46.4-3.9%
46Schoharie County46.2-1.3%
47Jefferson County45.9-2.8%
48Chenango County45.7-2.1%
48Madison County45.7-3%
48Oneida County45.7-2.8%
51Fulton County45.6-1.9%
52Cortland County45.5-2.6%
53Delaware County45.3-2.4%
54Otsego County45.1-2%
55Clinton County44.4-2.4%
55St. Lawrence County44.4-2.8%
55Warren County44.4-2.2%
58Lewis County43.5-2.9%
59Herkimer County43.4-2.7%
60Franklin County42.9-2.5%
61Essex County42.3-2.5%
62Hamilton County41.7-2.6%

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Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Counties in New York by average annual temperature, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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